Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Paxford Way area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 649th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paxford Way (B31 1HL) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower than the Allens Cross average (107.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paxford Way (B31 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Shenley Lane. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paxford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Veronica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cornbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shenley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Veronica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Peach Ley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Veronica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coln Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Veronica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wirral Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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